Clare 2025 Tournament (SAOGA’s 43rd), 13th to 16th November 2025
The 43rd SAOGA golf tournament (our 7th event at Clare) was held at the Clare Golf Course and the Clare Country Club from 13th to 16th November and was a very successful event. The weather was good for most of the time although the nights were very cool. The course was in fantastic condition – probably due to the new groundskeeper. However, the greens were hard to read for most golfers.
We had 13 players in the Stroke round on Thursday, 40 players in the Ambrose round on the Friday Sponsors Day and 34 players on both the Saturday and Sunday stableford rounds.
Big thanks go to Stu for organising most of the event and to Huddo for organising all the meals. The contribution from our major sponsors and from Bruce and Huddo for the Sunday barbecue was greatly appreciated. The music from the band on Sunday – Glenn (lead singer), Stu (12- and 6-string guitars), Jai (6-string guitar), Bruce (ukulele) and Steph (keyboard) was fantastic – a great singalong night.
Helen Janetzki took out the major Stealth Trophy with a spectacular score on Sunday, and a further 16 trophies were shared around:
| Pre-Tournament: |
| Matchplay Trophy: 1st = Stu Thomson, 2nd = Darren Griffiths, 3rd = Chris Skewes, 4th = Lyndon Prior. |
SAOGA Club Championship: |
| • A Grade: 1st = Alistair Macdonald, 2nd = John Elliott |
| • B Grade: 1st = Andrew Reid, 2nd = Rob Mulder |
| • C Grade: 1st = Helen Janetzki, 2nd = Chris Belshaw |
Thursday / Friday Winners: |
| JFK Cup (Thursday Stoke): 1st = Chris Belshaw, 2nd = Jai Brown. |
| Presidents Cup (Friday Ambrose, 2nd) = Bruce Clark, Justin Foti, David Garrick, Samuel Garrick. |
| Sponsors Cup (Friday Ambrose, 1st) = Andrew Hudson, Warren Farrington, Peter Hart, Peter Kokkoni. |
Saturday / Sunday Winners: |
| NAGA = Sandra Turnbull |
| Halliburton Cup (Ambrose): 1st = Theresa, Izzy & Ollie Rodrigues, 2nd = Steph Thomson, Ali & Julian Reid |
| Cavpower Cup (Most Consistent Golfer): 1st = Brad Cunynghame, 2nd = Kevin Turnbull |
| RD Koch Trophy (Most Improved): 1st = Mark Duerden, 2nd = Brad Cunynghame |
Major Trophies: |
| Drill Quip Cup (Eclectic): 1st = Bruce Clark, 2nd = Peter Green |
| Desert City Cup (Best Scratch Saturday + Sunday): 1st = Jai Brown, 2nd = David Garrick |
| Ensign Trophy (Best Stableford on Saturday): 1st = Chris Belshaw, 2nd = Mark Duerden |
| SAOGA Cup (Best Stableford on Sunday): 1st = Andrew Reid, 2nd = Marty Goldsworthy |
| Bardrill Cup (Best Overall Stableford on Saturday & Sunday): 1st = Liza Wedge, 2nd = Cathy Goldsworthy |
| Stealth Tools Cup (Best Overall Stableford on Saturday & Sunday): 1st = Helen Janetzki, 2nd = Mike Willis, 3rd = Martin Henderson |
In addition to all of the above trophy winners, 48 prize vouchers were won by 28 different players for various Nearest the Pin shots and Long Drives, etc.
Again, many thanks to our generous sponsors who make the weekend possible and to those who donated prizes for the raffle on Saturday night.
The committee is looking forward to the 2026 event, having already booked the Clare Country Club and the Clare Golf Course for the period 12th to 15th November 2026 – so lock these dates into your diary now !
Mark Duerden, SAOGA President & Stuart Thomson, SAOGA Secretary
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